# NTSB LAX85FA188: Cessna 172N, N738UZ, Anza, CA, March 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 31, 1985, 09:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place: Anza, CA
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85FA188
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24483/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA188

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance - deteriorated (contributing factor)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER MAKING TWO PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS AND ONE LANDING IN AN OVERLOADED AIRPLANE THE PILOT LANDED ABOUT 1000 FEET DOWN A 3200 FOOT RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DECELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO OUT CLIMB THE TERRAIN AND THE PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE, DIRT BANK AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME WAS 3400 FT MSL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N738UZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17270260
- Airframe hours: 853
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Modern Aero Of California
- Registered owner: John M. Stearns
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 25, 1985, 31 hours before
- Departed: L66, CORONA, CA
- Destination: ANZA, CA
- Airport: Lake Riverside, runway 28, 3,200 × 100 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 227 total, 30 in this make and model, 179 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 1 knots
- Visibility: 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RIV, 32 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850331010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010239A), Mar 31, 1985: Cessna 172N, Anza, CA, Substantial damage. Overshot landing, struck brush, fence and ground during go around attempt. Aircraft over gross with aft CG.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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